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Shoot development in alfalfa plants competing for light
Developmental processes control plant and crop leaf area expansion in alfalfa and differ in their response to light competition intensity.
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Why small seeds require light to germinate
The influence of light on germination was much stronger in smaller than in larger seeds.
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Mechanism of resistance to Dutch elm disease, MADS goes genomic in conifers and floral symmetry and pollination – This Week in Annals of Botany
Lots of groundbreaking new science in Annals of Botany this week.
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An underground tale: contribution of microbial activity to plant iron acquisition
This review focuses on the possible mechanisms underlying the promotion of plant Fe acquisition by soil micro-organisms.
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Planting the seeds
Early learners’ reasoning about seed structure and function.
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Omics and asymmetric cell divisions in Arabidopsis, stomatal density and CO2 concentration and nitrogen fixation in carnivorous plants – This Week in Annals of Botany
Omics and asymmetric cell divisions in Arabidopsis, stomatal density and CO2 concentration and nitrogen fixation in carnivorous plants.
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Better models, more wheat
A new model provides a framework to test the current genetic models of floral transition in wheat.
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Spotlight on macronutrients (Part 2): Nitrogen, in a bit of a fix…
In this and my next few posts we conclude our look at essential plant macronutrients that started in some previous articles, and this time concentrate on
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Phytomining Future Found in the Philippines?
Say hello to Rinorea niccolifera, described in the open-access journal PhytoKeys. The leaves of the plant are special. Like a few other plants around the
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Invasive species is adaptable not adapted
Impatiens glandulifera has invaded distinct habitats in Central Europe that show remarkable differences in shade, soil acidity and competition.
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Seagrasses, differences between wine and table grapes and primary vascular structure in plants – new in Annals of Botany this week
Highlights this week in Annals of Botany.